17/39 We start to-morrow." "A journey, papa! A long one ?" "No. We shan't double the Horn this time." "Brighton? Go and pack." "I obey." And she was creeping off, but he called her back and kissed her, and said, "Now I'll tell you where you are going; but you must promise me solemnly not to write one line to Sir Charles." She promised, but cried as soon as she had promised; whereat the admiral inferred he had done wisely to exact the promise. She is a woman of great delicacy and prudence, and has daughters of her own all well married, thanks to her motherly care. |